[at-l] 2007 ShenRUCK...

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I think Memorial Day Weekend sounds great...
-"Camo"

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From: Richard Mann <yugrekih at yahoo.com> 

> Tentative ideas for a 2007 ShenRUCK (Shenandoah National Park aka SNP): 
> 
> Why the SNP? - The Appalachian Trail meanders 107 miles through the park, and 
> there are many wonderful side trail opportunities. There are plenty of camping, 
> lodging and dining possibilities within the park. It is like a great location 
> for a moving RUCK... 
> 
> A moving RUCK? - Some of us would move, some of us would not move... 
> 
> When? - The weather should not be too hot or too cold during the period of time 
> following Trail Days. Trail Days 2007 will be held the weekend of May 18,19,20. 
> The SNP weather at this time should be daylight highs in the mid-60s and 
> nighttime lows in the mid- to upper-30s. Excellent hiking weather in my 
> opinion... 
> 
> How long? - Why not make this an event that spans the period of time from Trail 
> Days thru Memorial Day. This would be May 21 thru May 28 - eight days... 
> 
> What would be on the agenda? - There could be a seven-or-eight-day SNP thru-hike 
> for the hearty souls amongst us. There would definitely be daily hikes. There 
> could be a HATT (Hands Across The Trail) hike, where we would hike the SNP in 
> one day - everyone having there own section to hike. We would have wonderful 
> group meals and campfires. There could be presentations - we would somehow 
> figure a way to power up a slide projector or a DVD player. We could terrorize 
> the early thru-hikers passing through the park. We could contact the trail club 
> and do some trail work. We could go out of the park and canoe on the Shenandoah 
> River or visit the Luray Caverns or day-trip over to our nation’s capitol... 
> 
> Where would we stay? – There are four campgrounds, some with cabins, and two 
> lodges. Central in the park is the Lewis Mountain campground, with camping, 
> cabins and snack bar. This might be the good place to coordinate our activities 
> from. Or maybe Big Meadows, also central in the park, would be a better choice, 
> because there is a campground and a lodge and a sit-down restaurant… 
> What if I can only be there for a day, or a few days? – There will be plenty of 
> places around the campfire whenever you can be there… 
> 
> How much will it cost? – The latest info that I could find: There is a $15 fee 
> to enter the park which is good for 7 days. The campgrounds are $19 a night per 
> site (up to six people – and I think two tents). I couldn’t find rates for the 
> cabins or lodges, but I remember them to be pricey. There is a group tenting 
> site that puts 20 people together in a big site for $32 a night. It is in the 
> southern portion of the park near the Loft Mountain Campground though… 
> 
> 
> What do y’all think??? 
> 
> 
> Pittsburgh 
> 
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